"cloning" tomatoes
Gary Woods wrote:
"Terry Coombs" wrote:
I'd like to try propagating tomatoes with cuttings . I have some
rooting hormone powder , but am unsure of how big the plants need to
be , and what to cut off to try this . Anyone been there and done
that ?
Tomatoes root at the drop of a hat: Stick any size cutting in dirt;
keep it damp, stand back. New growth means they've struck.
Since they'll root anywhere along the stem, you don't need to worry
about leaf nodes, etc.
Groovy ! So one of my Amish Paste tomatoes is taller than the rest and
it's now minus one leaf . I clipped it close to the stem , wetted it ,
dipped it , and now it's in a starter cell .
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